Vending apparatus



Dec. 7 1926.

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Patented Dec. 7, 1926.

UNITED STATES JOHN M. GEBI-IARDT, OF HIGHMOBE, SOUTH DAKOTA.

VENDING APPARATUS.

Application filed July 23, 1925. Serial No. 45,713.

This invention appertains to liquid dispensing apparatus and the primaryobject of the invention is to provide novel means for dispensing softdrinks in a sanitary and attractive manner to the trade.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a novel device fordispensing soft drinks in which the container for the drinks can bearranged at a point remote from the counter or bar and novel means formaintaining the liquid being dispensed at a cool temperature with aminimum amount of expense for ice or other refrigerant.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means fordisplaying the drinks to be dispensed, the means being so arranged as toallow a number of dilferent drinks to be displayed in a relatively smallspace, the entire device permitting customers to be served with dispatchand with a minimum amount of labor.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a soft drinkdispensing device of the above character, which will be durable andefiicient inuse, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture and onewhich can be placed upon the market at a small cost.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formationof parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed,and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of the improved liquid dispensingapparatus, showing the bar in rear elevation,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of one soft drink receiving container,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary section through one end of the barillustrating the novel means for displaying the drinks being dispensed,

Figure 4 is a detail plan view of the fragment dispensing apparatusshowing a part of the means utilized for displaying the soft drinks,

Figure 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1looking in the direction of the arrows illustrating the novel meansemployed for cooling the drinksbeing dispensed,

Figure 6 is a transverse section taken on the line 66 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several viewsthe letter A generally indicates the improved dispensing apparatus,which as shown is utilized for dispensing four different kinds ofdrinks, but it is to be under stood that any number of different kindsof drinks can be dispensed by simply adding more dispensing containersand coils which will be hereinafter described. The improved dispensingapparatus A comprises a bar or counter 10 including a top wall or slab11 over which the drinks are adapted to be dispensed.

At each end of the slab or top 11 can be placed metallic plates 12 and13 which can be countersunk within the upper face of the said slab ortop '11. The plates 12 have formed therein any number of depending wells14 which are fitted within suitable openings 15 placed in the top orslab. These wells'l4 are adapted to receive the threaded necks 16 of thedisplay globes or bulbs 1'7 for the liquid. These bulbs are formed ofclear transparent glass and the purpose thereof will be hereinafter morefully described.

' Arranged at a point remote from the bar or dispensing counter 10 arearranged the containers 20 for the drinks to be dispensed and there canbe as many of these containers as desirable. The said container 20 canbe made of any desired material, such as glass, porcelain, copper or thelike and are provided at their sides with removable covers 21 to premitthe filling of the said container with the desired liquid. Leading fromthe bottom ofthe containers and out of the tops thereof are the feedpipes 22 for the liquid and these pipes extend through the wells 14 intothe globes or transparent bulbs 17 and terminate adjacent to the upperends thereof. The liquid in containers 20 is adapted to be forcedtherefrom under pres sure and a suitable compressed air tank 23 can beprovided for that purpose. A header 24. leads from the compressed airtank over the top of the containers 20 and suitable feed nipples 25leads from the header pipe 24 into the tops of the containers. It isobvious that the compressed air will force the liquid through the pipe22, which as stated extends adjacent to the bottoms of the container.

Arranged under the counter or bar 10 is a suitable box or receptacle 30which can be formed of block tin or the like and this box is supportedby suitable legs 31. Disposed within the box at the lower end thereofare a plurality of cooling coils 3a through which the liquid beingdispensed is adapted to flow and feed pipes 83, extend from the bottomsof the wells l to the coils. The opposite ends of the coils haveconnected thereto dispensing pipes 34 which lead to the rear wall of thebox to suitable dispensing spigots or faucets These spigots ordispensing faucets 35 are carried by the rear wall of the box adjacentto the upper end thereof;

Arranged below the spigots or dispensing faucets 3,5 is arranged aninclined trough 36 for receiving the drip from the faucets and asuitable "drain pipe 37 is connected with one end thereof.

The box 39 is adapted to receive ice in order to effectively cool thedrinks being dispensed andin order to protect the coils against injuryby the ice placed in the box suitable spaced supporting: bars orslats 38are a'ranged within the box directly above the coils, On each side tthetrough 36 and the spigots the box is provided with doors 39 and byraising the said doors. blocks of ice can be readily placed upon thesupporting barsSS,

The bottom wall of the box is preferably shaped so as to facilitate thedraining of he el d. ice a r th r irom a a suita le P 1 6 i r ed y t e wr w l an leads to h r i rp p 3Z- l ln use of the improyed apparatus, itcan b een tha he ie-mid om the t ks is first elevated to the globes ortransparent 1 175 7, w ere he, a i a lilr Seen he rade a t which the iqid. w flew th ou h the; o s nd be ome coo e by the ice in the box andthen can be readily dispensed froin the spi-gots or faucets From theforegoing description, it can be seen that 1 11 1376 provided a novelsoft drink dispensing apparatus of an exceptionally simple. character inwhich the drinks can be positively maintained in a sanitary condi' tion,and permit the ready dispensing thereof.

Changes in details may be made without departing. from the spirit orthescope of this invention, but,

lVhat I claim as new is l. In a beverage dispensing apparatus, a

display counter, metallic plates carried by the counter provided withdepending wells, transparent displaybul'bs provided with reducedthreaded necks fitted into said wells; containers tor the beverage, teedpipes leading;- into, the bottom of the containers through the wellsinto the upper ends of the display bulbs, means for forcing the beveragefrom the containers, pipes leading from. the bottom of the wells.spigots connected with said last mentioned pipes, and means for coolingthe beverage prior to. del iyery of the beverages to the spigots.

2. In a vending dispensing apparatus, a display counter having awel l inthe upper .t'ace thereof, a transparent display bulb having a portionthereof titted in said welh'a container for the beverage to bedispensed, a feed; pipe leading from the container to he di pl y bu i ipensing P 1 c nn c with the well. an a spigot connected w t the last menioned. pipe,

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